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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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Again, Noah continued in the Ark till God bad him come out, he perceived the waters to cease raging, he discovered the tops of the mountains: he sends out the discoverers, the Raven and the Dove, and learns by them great abatement, and he sees with his eyes all day when he had removed the top of the Ark, yet he stirs not out till God bad him go out, who had bidden him go in. So must you do my Brethren, you must tarry in the Ark as it were so long as God sees fit and not make hast out of it of your own heads. Be so long in affliction as God will have you, go not out till he lead you out, you may wish the time of deliverance, and send out the Raven and the Dove, use the best means you can to help your selves, especially by prayers to God, and you may remove the covering of the Ark, you may look round about by faith, and with joy see your deliverance coming forward, but keep this as a certain conclusion, not to stir out of any estate though never so troublesome, till you have good warrant from God going before and guiding you.
Againe, Noah continued in the Arke till God bad him come out, hee perceived the waters to cease raging, hee discovered the tops of the mountaines: hee sends out the discoverers, the Raven and the Dove, and learnes by them great abatement, and he sees with his eyes all day when he had removed the top of the Arke, yet hee stirres not out till God bad him goe out, who had bidden him goe in. So must you do my Bretheren, you must tarry in the Arke as it were so long as God sees fit and not make hast out of it of your owne heads. Be so long in affliction as God will have you, goe not out till hee leade you out, you may wish the time of deliverance, and send out the Raven and the Dove, use the best meanes you can to helpe your selves, especially by prayers to God, and you may remove the covering of the Arke, you may looke round about by faith, and with joy see your deliverance comming forward, but keepe this as a certaine conclusion, not to stirre out of any estate though never so troublesome, till you have good warrant from God going before and guiding you.
Now at last see what good Noah did after the flood,1